Subaru Crosstrek Owners Manual: Safety tips regarding the BSD/RCTA approach indicator light/warning buzzer

In the following cases, operation of the BSD/RCTA approach indicator light and the warning buzzer may be delayed or the system may fail to issue these warnings.

• When a vehicle moves to the neighboring lane from a lane next to the neighboring lane
• When driving on a steep incline or on repeated sharp uphill and downhill grades
• When going beyond a pass
• When both your vehicle and a vehicle driving on a neighboring lane are driving on the far side of each lane.
• When several narrowly-spaced vehicles are approaching in a row
• In low radius bends (tight bends or when making turns at an intersection)
• When there is a difference in height between your lane and the neighboring lane
• Immediately after the BSD/RCTA is activated by pressing the BSD/RCTA OFF switch
• Immediately after the shift lever/ select lever is shifted to the "R" position
• When extremely heavy cargo is loaded in the cargo area

During reversing, operation of the BSD/ RCTA approach indicator light and the warning buzzer may be delayed or the system may fail to issue these warnings under the following conditions.

• When backing out of an angled parking space
• When a large-sized vehicle is parked next to your vehicle (That vehicle prevents the propagation of radar waves.)
• When reversing on sloped roads
• When reversing at a high speed

The BSD/RCTA approach indicator light may illuminate when driving close to solid objects on the road or road side (such as guardrails, tunnels and sidewalls).

The BSD/RCTA approach indicator light may flash when turning at an intersection in urban areas or a multilane intersection.

The BSD/RCTA approach indicator light may flash and the warning buzzer may sound if a building or a wall exists in the reversing direction

In the following cases, the system may detect a vehicle driving two lanes away from your vehicle.

• When you are driving on the near side of its lane from the corresponding vehicle
• When the vehicle driving two lanes away is driving on the near side of its lane from your vehicle